Bailey Lipschultz

(Bloomberg) -- A cocktail of risks is threatening to stall the US IPO pipeline, leaving Anthropic PBC's potential blockbuster debut as one of the few offerings that investors can count on.

Nscale Ltd. is facing opposition to the valuation target it’s pursuing in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, after a series of market setbacks for artificial intelligence companies.

(Bloomberg) -- Nscale Ltd., the AI cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic PBC ( ANTH.PVT ) in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Nscale Ltd.’s contracts to deliver computing power have more than doubled in value since a funding round in March, according to a note to staff from its chief executive officer, as the AI cloud computing company faces pushback from investors on its IPO valuation target.

The debate over artificial intelligence is keeping IPOs stuck on the launching pad, and with the shadow of Anthropic PBC’s market debut looming larger by the day, billions of dollars of capital and months of preparations are hanging in the balance.

Anthropic PBC filed for an IPO, moving a step closer to being the first company focused primarily on developing the most advanced artificial intelligence models to go public.

The company behind Claude expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT, a filing Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed. Anthropic filed confidentially in June for a listing.

The company behind Claude expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT, a filing Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed. Anthropic filed confidentially in June for a listing.

The IPO prospectus has flagged various 'risks to humanity' including attempts to 'resist shutdown' and 'conceal or manipulate information'.

The maker of Claude is preparing to go public in November, with soaring revenue, rising losses and concerns over AI safety shaping investor expectations.